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Controlled explosion in Valleyfield

The General Dynamics plant in Valleyfield. Google Earth

MONTREAL – Residents living west of the island of Montreal – namely in Pincourt, St. Lazare and Valleyfield – woke up Saturday morning to a loud boom.

But it wasn’t an earthquake or an unexpected explosion.

It was actually a controlled detonation at a General Dynamics ammunition plant in Valleyfield.

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The incident happened around 9:45 a.m. and there are no reported injuries or damages.

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